Ending a running Process

[cooldude1561]

hi, i am a basic java programmer and i need help to make a workaround for the source program.

i need help writing a code that could end hl2.exe and then go to a link.

if any one can help i will greatly appreciate it, thanks

[javabits]

Not a lot of options here, and also there are os dependencies, you didn't state you were on windows but I'll assume that because you mentioned a .exe. If you're on windows you will need to call an external program using java.lang.Runtime.exec (you'll need another program to kill the process). You can find one here http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/processutil/processutil.htm


Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process proc = rt.exec("process -k hl2.exe");
int exitVal = proc.exitValue();
System.out.println("Process exitValue: " + exitVal);


As for going to a link you can probably do the same by changing the commandline to exec to something like
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe http://www.yahoo.com

You may need to use one of the other versions of exec that takes an array of strings or escape out the spaces in the path.

semper fi...

[cooldude1561]

well heres the thing, im not sure if you are aware of a program called "steam" which allows you to play many online games. recently they had an update which doesnt allow you to redirect people to a new server. so what we need to do is find a code that will allow you to "crash" steam and then reopen it to the new server. i decided java is probably the best way to go about doing this....

o yeah we use windows XP